只有大约一半的消费者支出按20%的标准增值税税率纳税，这一比例与其他富裕国家相比较低。

Only around half of consumer spending is taxed at the standard VAT rate of 20%, a low share compared with other rich countries.

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比如说，在加州，作为房屋的租客而非所有者，他们倾向于反对第13号提案(一项限定财产税上限的法令)，而支持旨在改善教育的各项税收。

In California, say, they tend, as renters rather than homeowners, to be against Proposition 13, a law that caps property taxes, and instead to favour taxes that pay for better education.

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租房者要缴纳酒店税吗？

Will room renters be subject to hotel taxes?

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